Hip, ridge and valley roofing shingle



Jan. 17, 1956 M. s. PERRY 2,730,969

HIP, RIDGE AND VALLEY ROOFING SHINGLE Filed Nov. 2, 1954 a k INVENTOR.

22 -47 Mfl/W/IL .5. PEPPY a BY 44 X F16. 7 7 *7 United States PatentThis invention relates to the roofing art and more par ticularly to apreformed shingle-unit universally adapted forffinishing the hip, ridgesand/or valleys of shingle roo s.

It has long been common practice to finish the hip and ridges ofshingled roofs by initially covering or flashing the hip or ridge with astrip of water proof material, such as sheet metal or roofing paper, andthen attaching thereto a plurality of pairs of trim shingles, in amanner well known to the trade as lacing the hip or ridge. In suchpractice, a roof shingle of a pair of shingles is nailed in place on theroof and then trimmed with a hatchet at its upper edge to provide abevelled edge intended to abut the underside of the second shingle ofthe pair, which second shingle is then nailed in place and trimmed toprovide a bevelled edge coplanar with the upper surface of the firstshingle laid. In the fabricating of the valleys of shingled roofs it hason the other hand been the practice to initially line or fiash thevalley with a strip of sheet metal, after which shingles are applied tothe opposite side of the valley, the shingles having been first cutdiagonally across their butt end so that the ends of the opposed valleyshingles will extend parallel with the longitudinal center of thevalley.

Such shingling operations require considerable time and skill on part ofthe shingler, and it has heretofore been proposed to provide apre-formed shingle-unit embodying a pair of opposed shingles connectedtogetherin such fashion that the pair of shingles may be applied by theshingler to the roof as a unit. Such pre-formed units have, however,been adapted solely for a particular finishing application; that is, forapplication either to the hip or ridge of a roof, or to a valley of theroof, such H that a hip or ridge type unit could not be satisfactorilyapplied to a valley, nor could a valley unit be satisfactorily appliedto a hip or ridge.

A principal object of the present invention is to provide a singlepie-formed roof-shingle-unit particularly adaptable for universal use infinishing the valleys, hips or ridges of shingled roofs, which unit willbe simple in construction, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, andwhich may be conveniently and easily, applied to the intersections ofthe fields of the roof to attractively seal such intersection, Withoutthe necessity of employing highly skilled labor.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improvedpie-formed roof-shingle-unit of the above type wherein a pair of opposedshingles are connected,

, adapted upon bending of the bridging member at the central angle ofthe body portion and at the lateral angles of the wing portions to beformed in various angular positions to the body portions to correspondto the respective pitch of the two such roof fields.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved pre-formedroof-shingle-unit of the above character particularly adapted for use inclimates having a wide range of seasonal temperatures,-the V-shaped bodyportion of the bridging member adapting and permitting the bridging bodyportion to contract or expand upon change in atmospheric conditions ortemperature without disturbing the connection of the unit to the fieldsof the two roofs.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improvedpre-formed roof-shingle-unit of the above character wherein the pair ofopposed shingles are each pivotally secured to the respective wingportions of the bridging member, whereby the shingles of the unit may beadjusted upon assembly to the roof to correct for minor variations inalignment, at the gap formed at, the intersection of the fields of theroof at the valley, hip or ridge thereof, thus providing for a neat andfinished appearance.

Other objects will in part be obvious from the annexed drawings and inpart hereinafter pointed out in connection with the followingdescription of the invention. In this respect, it is pointed out thatwhile one or more of the various members or elements of theroof-shingleunit according to the present invention may be individuallyfound in the prior art, the present invention consists solely in thefeatures of construction, combination or" parts, and in the uniquerelation of the various memhere as Well as their relative proportioningand disposition, all as more completely outlined herein.

To enable others skilled in the art fully to comprehend the variousapplications of the roof-shingle-unit according to the presentinvention, reference is made to the accompanying drawing depicting theseveral applications of my roof-shingle-unit to the ridge, valley andhip of a roof, like reference characters denoting corresponding partsthroughout all of the views: in which drawings- Figure 1 is aperspective plan view of a roof-shingleunit constructed in accordancewith a preferred embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a partial cross sectional view taken along line 2-2 ofFigure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view in plan of the ridge of a roof to whichthe shingle-unit of Figure 1 has been applied;

Figure 4 is a partial cross sectional view, in elevation, taken throughone of the shingle-units as applied in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view in elevation showing the manner ofapplying the shingle-unit of Figure 1 to the valley of a roof;

Figure 6 is a side view and elevation of a roof showing the shingle-unitof Figure 1 applied along the ridge and hip of a roof, the shingle unitsbeing trimmed; and

Figure 7 is a detailed schematic view showing the manner of applicationof the shingle-unit according to Figure 1 for the purpose of correctingto the eye a misalignment at the gap of the intersection between twosides of a roof.

Referring first to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, the shingle-unitaccording to the present invention comprises generally a resilient metalbridging member 10 of rectangular shape, and a pair of opposed shingles12 of conventional construction, each shingle 12 being rectangular inshape, longitudinally tapered in thickness, and of a longitudinal lengthapproximately twice that of a bridging member 10.

The bridging member 10 comprises a central longitudinally extending bodyportion 14 of inverted, substantially V-shape, adapted at its mouth tospan the gap at the inter section between the two sides of a roof,andlateral wing portions 16 extending from the mouth of the body portion.Since the body portion 14 of the bridging member is exposed to view, aswill be explained hereinafter, the surface thereof may be suitablycoated, as for example through a bronzing process or tinning process, orif desired by paintas to overlie the outer faces of the wing portion 16.The

inwardly disposed adjacent longitudinal edges 18 of the shingles 11 arespaced slightly outwardly from the center line of the lateral anglesbetween the respective wing portions 16 and the sides of the bodyportion 14. In accordance with a principal feature of the presentinvention, the two opposed shingles 12 are pivotally connected to and inthe plane of the respective wing portions 16 by suitable means, hereshown as a brass nail or rivet 22, the end 24 of 'which'is bent over ina conventional manner. In this respect it should be mentioned that anysuitable means may be employed for so connecting the shingles 12 to thewing portions 16, it being sufficient for the purpose of the presentinvention that such means will permit the shingles 12 to be pivotedabout said securing means, as will be described in connection with thedescription of Figure]. in accordance with a preferred construction,each unit also includes a sheet 26 of flexible waterproof material ofrectangular shape, having a longitudinal length equal to that of theshingles 12, and secured to the unit by means of the rivet 22 with itscentral longitudinally extending intermediate portion formed to extendwithin the inverted V-shape body portion 14 of the bridging member 10.

Referring now to the several applications of the roofing unit shown inFigures 3 through 6, it is believed that the particular variousapplications thereof whether it be along the ridge, valley or hip as'aroof will be obvious to one skilled in the art. The shingle unit beingsupplied to a the roofer in flat condition, that is with the pair ofshingles 12 flatly disposed in the same plane, the roofer havingpreviouslyapplied'the conventional courses of roof shin gles 30 to eachside of the roof to the intersection between the two such sides, wouldproceed as follows:

Considering Figures 3 and 4, starting from the right, the

' roofer takes the shingle-unit and then bends the sides and wingportions 16 thereof along the central angle 28 of the body portion 14such that the mouth of the body portion will span the gap (see Figure 4)of the intersection formed at the ridge board 32 between the two sidesof the roof; then bending the lateral wing portions 16 at the angle 20formed by the wing portions with the body portions 14, to angularlyposition the respective wing portions 16 and shingles 11 to the pitch ofthe two sides of the roof adjacent thereto. The shingle-unit is thensecured to the roof by nails driven through the thin endof each of theshingles 12 into the roof, such that the edge of the nail will becovered by the next shingle-unit when applied. Following this procedure,the shingle-units are successively applied in overlapping relation alongthe ridge of the roof, thus presentiug, as shown in Figure 3, anattractive, weather-proof and resistant ridge covering, embodying allthe advantages and objects hereinbefore set forth.

Referring to Figure 5, the application of the-roof shingle-unit is thesame as that described in connection with Figures 3 and 4 with theexception that one of the shingles 12 will be covered by the thick orbutt end of the later applied course of roofing of the conventionalshingles 30. In other respects, however, the shaping of the centralangle 28-of the body portion 14 to provide a spanning mouth of desiredwidth, the bending of the lateral wing portions 16 to correspond to therespective pitch of the two sides of the roof, and the nailing of theshingle-unit to the roof, being substantially the same.

The application of the shingle-unit to the hip of the roof, as shown inFigure 6, is similarly substantially the same as that described inconnection with Figures 3 and 4; that is, the-shingle-unit is appliedover and after the conven: tional shingles have been applied in theirproper courses to the sides of the roof and to the line of theintersections forming the hip. In this application, however, to providean attractive hip trim, the outer corners of the thick butt 4 j ends ofthe shingles 12 of the shingle-unit are trimmed by the roofer with ahatchet prior to their being nailed in place. For this purpose theshingles 11 of the unit may be lightly scored or inscribed,'as at thelines 34, see Figure l. A plurality of such lines impressed or printedon each such shingle 12, properly marked by angular reference, willenable the roofer to trim the shingle along the line corresponding tothe pitch of the hip.

Due to the pivotal connection between the shingles 12 and the lateralwings 16 of the bridging member 10, the

shingle-unit is particularly adapted to correct, as appearing to theeye, minor deviations between a true line of intersection between thetwo sides of a roof at a ridge, valley or hip; such that theshingle-unit when applied by the roofer astride the gap or jointtherebetween, provides for relative angular'adjustment of the shingles12 in the plane of the roof to align the lateral edges of the successiveshingles 12 in parallel relation. See Figure 7.

As will be apparent from the foregoing, the present invention provides apro-formed shingle-unit which is universally adapted for use along theridge, valley or hip of a roof, substantially reducing the labor cost oftrimming hip, valleys and ridges with wood or composition shingles;which, when installed along the hip, valleys or ridges will beunaffected by expansion of the roof due to temperature changes orclimatic conditions; and which, in view of the pivotal connectionbetween the shingles '12 and lateral wings 16 of the bridging member 14,is adjustable to permit the opposed pairs of shingles 12 to be angularlyadjusted in the respective planes of the two sides of the roof andindividually aligned with respect to the course of shingles 30conventionally applied to the roof as well as to the shingles 12 ofsuccessive units applied along the intersection.

I claim:

As an article of manufacture, a preformed roof-shingle unit of the typedescribed comprising a resilient metal bridging member of rectangularshape having a central longitudinally extending'body portion ofinverted, substantially V-shape adapted at its mouth to span theintersection between two sides of a roof and lateraltwing portionsextending therefrom adapted upon bending the bridging member at thecentral angle of the body portion and at the lateral angles of the wingportions to be formed in various angular positions to the body portionto correspond to the respective pitch of the two said sides of theroof'adjacent the line of intersection therebetween, a pair of opposedshingles of rectangular shape positioned longitudinally on either sideof said body portion as to overlie the outer faces of said wing portionswith the adjacent longitudinal edges of said shingles spaced outwardlyfrom the centerlines of the lateral angles between the respec' tive wingportions and the sides of the body portion, said bridging memberextending approximately half the longitudinal length of the opposedshingles, a sheet of flexible waterproof material of rectangular shapeadjacent the undersurface of said bridging member and shingles, said 1material having a. length substantially co-extensive with thelongitudinal length of said opposed shingles and a centrallongitudinally extending intermediate portion shaped to extend withinthe inverted V-shaped body portion of the bridging member, and rivetmeans pivotally connecting said bridging member at a forward point oneach of its said wing portions to said shingles and flexible water proofmaterial, adapted, when successive units are applied in overlappingpositions along the line of intersection between the two sides of theroof with the body portions in alignment with the said line ofintersection, to

permit the opposed pairs of shingles to be angularly adjusted in therespective planes of the two said roof sides, and individually alignedwith respect to one another.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,765,121 .Audet June 17, 1930

